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Fig 8a: Definitive restoration fixed Fig 8b: Post-operative intraoral image

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Final Intraoral Fixing for a glimpse
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intraoral fixing

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Dr. Anand Krishnamurthy is an Implant Dental expert from Mumbai,
India, practicing since 1998 at Art of Smiles, Navi Mumbai. He is the
Mentor for the Neodent clinical group established in Mumbai, India. He is
an honorary fellow of the ITI, has presented numerous papers in India and
Fig 9a: Clinical team along with the happy patient abroad, and is a course provider in the field of Implants and cosmetic
Dentistry and CAD/CAM implantology.
He has obtained a Fellowship & Diplomate of the International congress
DISCUSSION of oral implantology (ICOI). He is a Key Opinion Leader (KOL) for
companies like Straumann, GSK India, and Bisco International (USA).
The 3D-printed shell template customized as He is an executive committee member of the Indian Academy of Osseo-integration (IAO)
a special tray enabled a single-step capture of India. He has completed his Advanced Implantology Diploma Curriculum program through
implant positions and occlusal verification. DGI-Steinbeis University - Germany. He has also conducted implantology training through
Traditional pickup methods often distort 35 batches of ‘Implant Competence Programs’ in various parts of the country training more
VDO and occlusion, leading to errors in than 1000 dentist participants.
the prosthetic fit. The presented workflow
ensured: Mr. Rahul Kakodkar has completed his diploma in pharmacy in the year
1990 from Mumbai University. He then went on to complete a course
• Predictable transfer of intraoral conditions in Dental technology from government Dental College Mumbai in 1992.
to the laboratory. In 1996, he started a state-of-the-art dental laboratory by the name of
• Maintenance of planned esthetics and ‘Precision Dental Studio ltd’. Rahul Kakodkar the Managing director for
function. Precision Dental Studio ltd is a technical consultant and a trainer for
• Reduction in treatment duration while Ivoclar Vivadent Ag. He is also a consultant for Nobel Biocare India pvt.
preserving accuracy. Ltd. He has completed all the modules on occlusion with Dr. Dawson in
Integration of fully digital workflows enhances the Unites States. He has been an award winner for the best “Technical
the predictability and efficiency of immediate Excellence in Dentistry”. He has been on the advisory Board of dental Technology since
full-arch rehabilitation while improving the first issue and an editor for the Dental Technology Magazine since April 2015. He has
contributed various articles across the globe and has also helped students in their thesis
patient comfort and outcomes with long term program at university level. He is specialized for full arch reconstruction, smile designing
prosthetic predictability. and implant superstructures. He does the planning for big cases and helps the company to
grow with newer concepts by learning and introducing those into the company on regular
CONCLUSION intervals.
Digitally guided immediate full-arch
rehabilitation with a customized 3D-printed Mr. Ronil Kakodkar, completed Bachelors in Business Management in
shell for occlusion verification and implant the year 2022. Then went on to complete Masters in dental technology
pickup enables efficient, accurate, and in the year 2023. A national level golfer who came into dentistry as a
predictable results. The workflow ensures mistake due to COVID now heads Precision Dental Studio ltd.’s digital
portfolio. He’s also a trainer for exocad and implant planning softwares
passive-fitting frameworks and the timely like exoplan.
delivery of definitive prostheses, offering
significant advantages in contemporary
implant dentistry. n